1 00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:05,300 This morning we would like to talk about our heritage. 2 00:00:05,900 --> 00:00:10,600 This is an encouraging thought and one I hope to convey and 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:15,100 encourage you to being part of the great family of God. 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:22,200 Of course we have a we all have a family heritage and American 5 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,600 Standards dictionary says a Heritage is properly that which 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,300 can be inherited something passed down from preceding 7 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:34,300 Generations, such as possessions, or Traditions, or 8 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:38,400 character. I find in myself the character 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:45,700 of my dad and mother and the, you know, it's funny as I get 10 00:00:45,700 --> 00:00:49,900 older, I see it more and more, but that's something we inherit 11 00:00:49,900 --> 00:00:53,600 you. Each of us have the character 12 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:59,600 and genes of our parents. And also, what is passed down 13 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:05,099 the, what is gained? And perhaps the possessions of 14 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:09,700 my Will be passed down to us, children and will do the same as 15 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:15,100 we grow old, will pass on our gains in life, and our 16 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:19,100 character, and our the traditions of our family on to 17 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:22,600 our children. And so it is that the family of 18 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:28,200 God, we have God as our father and we as his children, take on 19 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:32,300 his character and follow in his ways and and walk in the 20 00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:36,800 righteous path. Of course everyone claims to 21 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,900 have God as their father as the Creator and sure in that sense. 22 00:01:42,500 --> 00:01:46,500 All man are children of God and he is their father because he 23 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:52,400 has created them. In Genesis it talks about God's 24 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,800 creation. Let me read a few verses there, 25 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:00,300 Genesis 1, beginning with verse 20 then God said let the waters 26 00:02:00,300 --> 00:02:03,700 abound with an abundance of living creatures and let birds 27 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:06,600 fly above Above the Earth across the face of the firmament of the 28 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,600 heavens. So God created great, sea 29 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,200 creatures. And every living thing that 30 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:16,200 moves with which the waters abounded according to their kind 31 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,500 and every Winged Bird according to its kind and God saw that, it 32 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:24,900 was good and God blessed them and saying be fruitful and 33 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:29,100 multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let Birds multiply 34 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:31,900 on the earth. So the evening and morning were 35 00:02:31,900 --> 00:02:34,100 the fifth day, then God said let the Earth. 36 00:02:34,300 --> 00:02:36,600 Bring forth the living creatures, according to its 37 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,500 kind, cattle and creeping things, Beasts of the earth 38 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,600 each. According to its kind, and it 39 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,000 was so. And Matt God, made the beasts of 40 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,500 the Earth, according to its kind cattle. 41 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:52,700 According to its kind and everything that creeps on the 42 00:02:52,700 --> 00:02:55,600 Earth, according to its kind and God saw that. 43 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,600 It was good. You see each creature, the 44 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:04,700 cattle or the the Buffalo or the whatever kind of Teacher there 45 00:03:04,700 --> 00:03:09,100 is on the earth and in the air. And in the sea, God created and 46 00:03:09,100 --> 00:03:14,300 each produced after its kind. You see the cattle? 47 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,200 Gather together and they reproduce cattle, they don't 48 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:24,600 reproduce Buffalo or, you know, some or dogs, they reproduce 49 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:31,400 cattle and each creature according to its kind. and then 50 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:40,200 it says, Verse 26, then God said let us make man in our image. 51 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,000 You see man's different from the animals. 52 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,200 The animals were created by God and they were to reproduce after 53 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:53,800 their kind. Man is made in the image of God. 54 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 That's the kind of creature he is. 55 00:03:57,500 --> 00:04:01,100 He's made in the image of God, according to our likeness, he 56 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:04,700 says let them have dominion over the fish of the sea over the 57 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:07,600 birds of the air, over the cattle, over all the Earth and 58 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,000 over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. 59 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,200 So God created, man in his own image in the image of God. 60 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,600 He created him male and female, he created them, then God 61 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,500 blessed them and God said unto them, be fruitful and multiply 62 00:04:22,700 --> 00:04:27,300 fill the Earth and subdue it. We have dominion over the fish 63 00:04:27,300 --> 00:04:30,600 of the sea over the birds of the air over every living thing that 64 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:36,900 moves on the earth man is made unique in the creation, because 65 00:04:36,900 --> 00:04:40,500 he's made in the likeness of God in the image of God. 66 00:04:41,100 --> 00:04:47,600 And the animals are made for his use, mayonnaise to made dominant 67 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,000 to have dominion over all of the creation of the world. 68 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,100 The animals are not the same as man. 69 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,400 They don't have the same value as man. 70 00:04:59,100 --> 00:05:04,500 The life of an animal is not the same value of the life of men of 71 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:07,500 mankind. People today, have that all 72 00:05:07,500 --> 00:05:10,200 messed up. And and in part it's because of 73 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,600 their ignorance of the scriptures or their disregard of 74 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,800 the scriptures as true. And so, they come up with their 75 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:19,800 own concoction or own idea of what God is. 76 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:24,400 They think God is in the life of animals or that God is in the 77 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:28,900 life of plants. And that we are the same. 78 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:33,600 We have that same kind of life, no, man is made in the likeness 79 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,600 of God, the animals, the creation of the world is made 80 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,200 for his use. And there's a difference, First 81 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:47,000 Corinthians 15 and 39 says all flesh is not the same flesh, but 82 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,500 there are one kind of Flesh of men, another flesh of beasts and 83 00:05:50,500 --> 00:05:54,800 other officials and other birds. So there's a difference between 84 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,000 not that man should take advantage of that and be 85 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:03,200 ruthless or cruel. I don't Advocate that at all. 86 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,100 In fact, I think we should take care. 87 00:06:06,300 --> 00:06:14,500 That's what we should do as, as those who that they're made for 88 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:19,400 our use and we should use them properly and not abuse our place 89 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:28,600 in the world. so, man, the B, the main point of this whole 90 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:35,000 discussion here is that we are created by God and we are 91 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,700 created in his likeness and In His Image. 92 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:42,100 So we are by virtue of being the creation of God and being in His 93 00:06:42,100 --> 00:06:50,000 image God's children, but sin. Sin and the flesh separates us 94 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 from God. Now, I think a great verse is 95 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,700 Genesis, the third chapter and verse 8, where it says, 96 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:59,700 according to the new King James rendering and they heard the 97 00:06:59,700 --> 00:07:02,700 sound of the Lord. God Walking In The Garden, in 98 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:07,100 the cool of the day. God walked with it Adam and Eve 99 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:11,000 he was close to them and he could talk to them and it seems 100 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:15,700 that God was was present with Adam and Eve. 101 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:20,200 And, and this verse gives me the indication that God enjoyed that 102 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,400 because it pictures, something that I would could relate to, 103 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,200 I'd love to be in the garden in the cool of the day and you 104 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:31,500 know, the freshness of a garden and all that goes with that God 105 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:35,100 was enjoying. It seems the company of His 106 00:07:35,100 --> 00:07:40,200 creation and enjoying his creation, but then Adam and Eve 107 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,400 sinned. And and in the next verse he 108 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:47,100 looks for Adam and he calls for them and of course, Adam and Eve 109 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,300 sinned. And so God had to separate 110 00:07:49,300 --> 00:07:54,700 himself from them, he got God, is sinless, and he can't have to 111 00:07:54,700 --> 00:07:58,200 do with sin sin, separates us from God. 112 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:06,700 But God had a plan all along to redeem, man to him, to reconcile 113 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:11,100 to him, sin separates us from God. 114 00:08:11,100 --> 00:08:15,200 But God's plan was to bring us back and to bring us close to 115 00:08:15,207 --> 00:08:18,800 him again in Ephesians. The second chapter verses 1 116 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,500 through 6, says, and you hath, he quickened who were dead in 117 00:08:23,500 --> 00:08:29,200 trespasses and sins sins sin puts us to death to God, we were 118 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,500 dead. Dead in trespasses and sins, but 119 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:36,000 God made us alive. We're in times past ye walked 120 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,600 according to the course of this world, according to the prince 121 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,700 of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the 122 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:45,700 children of Disobedience among whom also, we all had our 123 00:08:45,700 --> 00:08:49,000 conversation in times past, in the lusts of our flesh, 124 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,900 fulfilling the desires of the Flesh, and of the mind, and 125 00:08:51,900 --> 00:08:55,400 we're by Nature the children of Wrath, even as others. 126 00:08:56,100 --> 00:09:01,100 But God, who is rich in Mercy for his great love wherewith. 127 00:09:01,100 --> 00:09:03,900 He loved us even when we were dead in sins. 128 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:10,100 Hath quickened us together with Christ by Grace ye are saved and 129 00:09:10,100 --> 00:09:14,700 hath raised us up together and made us sit together in Heavenly 130 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:19,800 places in Christ Jesus God has done that for us and of course 131 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,100 it could. It only happens of course 132 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,300 through our belief and our acceptance of the gospel and our 133 00:09:26,300 --> 00:09:31,600 belief in Jesus and our obedience to it, God's able to 134 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:33,700 do that. But God's provided it for us. 135 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:41,500 And if we do this, this our sins are removed, were reconciled to 136 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:45,100 God. There's no longer any thing that 137 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:49,000 separates us from God and we in Heavenly places. 138 00:09:50,500 --> 00:09:54,400 That's the church. The church is a Heavenly place, 139 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:59,800 you know, we've talked and it's recently, been outlined how the, 140 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,800 the Tabernacle is a picture and a type of the church. 141 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:08,100 And the holiest of holies is a type of Heaven. 142 00:10:09,900 --> 00:10:13,200 The veil between the holy place and the most. 143 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:17,700 Holy place was torn apart when Jesus died indicating the way 144 00:10:17,700 --> 00:10:19,800 into the holy of holies was made. 145 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:24,600 We in the church. Have have perfect access to God. 146 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:31,000 So, so you see we in Christ are in Heavenly places. 147 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:37,800 We can talk to God and and we can God hears us, God hears is 148 00:10:37,900 --> 00:10:42,600 his children and that is through Jesus Christ. 149 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:49,600 We're given spiritual life. We were dead in sins, but we're 150 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:55,700 Made Alive through through the Plan of Salvation in Romans that 151 00:10:55,700 --> 00:11:02,700 the 6th chapter and verse beginning with verse 3, 152 00:11:13,100 --> 00:11:16,200 know, ye not that. So many of us as were baptized 153 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,400 into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death. 154 00:11:19,900 --> 00:11:23,800 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death that like 155 00:11:24,100 --> 00:11:27,400 as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the father. 156 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,000 Even so we also should walk in newness of life. 157 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:34,300 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his 158 00:11:34,300 --> 00:11:38,000 death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection. 159 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,600 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him that the 160 00:11:41,608 --> 00:11:44,500 body of sin might be destroyed. Destroyed that henceforth. 161 00:11:44,500 --> 00:11:48,700 We should not serve sin for, he that is dead, is freed from sin. 162 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,200 Now, if we be dead with Christ, We believe We Shall also live 163 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,100 with him knowing that Christ being raised from the dead, 164 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:59,200 dieth no more death hath. No more dominion over him for in 165 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,400 that he died. He died unto sin wants, but in 166 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,900 that he liveth he liveth unto God. 167 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:07,000 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves. 168 00:12:08,900 --> 00:12:12,500 To be dead, indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus 169 00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:14,800 Christ. Our Lord, when we are baptized, 170 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:19,200 we are put to death were buried with Christ and were raised to 171 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,400 walk in newness of Life. Were raised for walk. 172 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:28,600 A new creature raised to walk spiritually alive in Acts 22 and 173 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:32,400 16. It says Paul is re lading his 174 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:37,500 meeting with ananias and ananias says to Saul arise and be 175 00:12:37,500 --> 00:12:41,400 baptized and Wash away, thy sins calling on the name of the Lord. 176 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,900 In baptism, our sins are washed away. 177 00:12:44,100 --> 00:12:48,500 So what has separated us from God, what had made us dead unto? 178 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:51,900 God is washed away, were reconciled to God. 179 00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:57,200 Now, there's nothing between us which which separates us X2. + 180 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,900 38, repent, and be baptized every one of you. 181 00:12:59,900 --> 00:13:04,200 In the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and ye 182 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,300 shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 183 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:12,800 In Romans 8, 10 and 11. It says and if Christ be in you, 184 00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:16,900 the body is dead because of sin. But the spirit is life because 185 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,900 of righteousness. But if the spirit of him that 186 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:23,400 raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you he that raised up 187 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,900 Christ from the dead shall also Quicken your mortal bodies by 188 00:13:26,900 --> 00:13:31,300 his spirit that dwelleth in you God makes us spiritually alive. 189 00:13:32,300 --> 00:13:39,400 We were dead, but through our obedience to the gospel, We Are 190 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:44,600 Made Alive and Alive unto God through Jesus Christ. 191 00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:50,800 In John 1:12 through 13, it says, but as many as received 192 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:55,600 him to them gave he power to become become sons of God. 193 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,300 Even to them, that believe on his name, which are born not of 194 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:05,600 blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of, man. 195 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:10,800 But of God were born of God. We're children of God, as 196 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:16,600 through our obedience, Mark Romans. 197 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,300 Romans 8 and 13 through 17 for if we live after the flesh, ye 198 00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:25,900 shall die. But if ye through the spirit do 199 00:14:25,900 --> 00:14:30,300 mortify, the Deeds of the body ye shall live for as many as are 200 00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:33,800 led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God for you. 201 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Have not received a bit of the spirit of bondage again to fear. 202 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:40,900 But you have received the spirit of adoption whereby we cry Abba, 203 00:14:40,900 --> 00:14:44,200 Father the spirit itself. Beareth witness with our spirit 204 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:49,500 that we are the children of God and if children then heirs Heirs 205 00:14:49,500 --> 00:14:52,100 of God and Joint heirs with Christ. 206 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:56,100 If so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also 207 00:14:56,100 --> 00:15:02,100 glorified together. God makes us his children. 208 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:06,000 Through our faith and obedience and and that's just the 209 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,100 wonderful thought. The world cannot claim. 210 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:14,100 That only God's only, the faithful only those who are 211 00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:20,500 obedient to the gospel can claim to be sons of God and Heirs of 212 00:15:20,500 --> 00:15:29,600 God joint heirs with Christ. We cry, Abba, Father, you know, 213 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:33,500 Jesus called God, Abba, Father in the Garden of Gethsemane and 214 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:38,800 account of Mark, that just literally means father, father, 215 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:43,500 but it's a name, it's a name, a special name and, and God's 216 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:48,100 children are able to call him that, you know, I call my dad 217 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:54,600 Dad, Charlotte calls him Dad. We can call him dad, you can't. 218 00:15:55,400 --> 00:16:00,100 Because we're his children, we can call god, father, because 219 00:16:00,100 --> 00:16:04,300 we're his children through faith and obedience in the gospel. 220 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,700 And we are joint heirs with Christ. 221 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:19,400 Part of our heritage is preaching, the gospel, and Jesus 222 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:23,500 course, gave the commission to the apostles, to go and to 223 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:27,500 preach to all the world. He said in Mark, 16 and 15, he 224 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:30,300 said unto them, go into all the world and preach the gospel to 225 00:16:30,300 --> 00:16:32,400 Every Creature. He that believeth and is 226 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:36,100 baptized shall be saved. He that believeth not shall be 227 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:39,500 damned. In Acts 2 and 41. 228 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:43,000 It says, and then those who gladly received the word were 229 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,800 baptized and that day about three thousand Souls were added 230 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,800 to them. The First Gospel, sermon 231 00:16:49,500 --> 00:16:52,900 preached, and people accepted, and obeyed it. 232 00:16:53,300 --> 00:17:00,200 And when they did 3,000 3,000 that day, obeyed the gospel and 233 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,900 were added to the number of save verse. 47 praising, God and 234 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:09,000 having favor with the people and the The Lord added to the church 235 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,300 daily. Those who were being saved. 236 00:17:12,700 --> 00:17:15,800 The first time, people are actually added to the church 237 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,400 here in this account. Today we have, we obey the same 238 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,500 gospel. We preach the same gospel that 239 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:27,900 they preached that day, and, and we obey it the very same were 240 00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:36,900 added to the same body and the same church, Paula Paul such a 241 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:45,200 such a great preacher, and evangelist and Apostle work so 242 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:50,700 hard and diligently in his calling, in the, in the, in the 243 00:17:50,700 --> 00:17:53,900 church. And he says, in Romans, 15 and 244 00:17:53,908 --> 00:17:57,000 19 through Mighty signs and wonders by the power of the 245 00:17:57,008 --> 00:17:59,700 spirit of God. So that from Jerusalem and 246 00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:04,000 roundabouts until their lyric, mm, I have fully preached. 247 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:08,100 Hospital of Christ and in Romans 1 and 15. 248 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:12,600 He says, so as much as in me is I am ready to preach the gospel 249 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:16,800 to you that are at Rome also for I'm not ashamed of the gospel of 250 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:22,100 Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone 251 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:27,600 that believeth Paul definitely showed through his action and 252 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,800 his work that he was not ashamed of the gospel. 253 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:34,200 And he was not afraid of putting his life on the line for the 254 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,900 gospel. And he did many times he was, he 255 00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:44,500 was imprisoned and he was abused and stoned even and left for 256 00:18:44,500 --> 00:18:49,000 dead, but the Apostle continued to preach and to work in the in 257 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:53,100 the gospel. And this is part of our heritage 258 00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:55,400 too. Spreading the gospel and taking 259 00:18:55,400 --> 00:19:00,600 the gospel, we have the gospel, the gospel is here, and we have 260 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,400 obeyed it. And we as part of God's family, 261 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:07,100 want others to join the family of God. 262 00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:11,600 So our commission today as well, is to spread the gospel to all 263 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:16,600 the world and not be ashamed. It's a Great Khali. 264 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:21,600 It's a great place to be in the family of God and we want 265 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:25,400 others. The Bible says God does not want 266 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:28,900 any to perish. What, commands, all to repent, 267 00:19:28,900 --> 00:19:34,300 and Jesus died for the world. Anyone who will accept the 268 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:41,700 gospel, the same power that added the disciples added, the 269 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:45,400 Believers to the church, in the first century will add them to 270 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:51,200 the church today. The same power will will wash 271 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:56,100 them of their sins, the same blood, the same sacrifice, the 272 00:19:56,100 --> 00:20:01,500 same steps of obedience. The gospel Plan of Salvation. 273 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:09,400 So that's our, that's our heritage, as well to spread and, 274 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:13,800 and preach the gospel as much as possible, as much as we are able 275 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,800 and, and we do that. Also the hold on to the truth 276 00:20:19,500 --> 00:20:25,100 and to teach the truth. Of course, the world. 277 00:20:25,500 --> 00:20:31,800 It's just hard to comprehend the denominations and how they go 278 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,800 about. And how do they decide? 279 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,300 What to do? How to worship it seems like 280 00:20:37,300 --> 00:20:45,000 it's Well, I think that they take the scriptures as just kind 281 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:49,400 of a guide and they have Liberties to do what they want, 282 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:53,000 they just think God will accept that instead of taking the 283 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:58,000 scriptures as God's command and just obeying them as God 284 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:03,200 delivered them. The, the denominational world, 285 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,100 the religious world is not even recognized in the scriptures, 286 00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:10,500 you can't find them. You can't find their name, you 287 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:14,800 can't find their practice. It has developed over many, many 288 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:20,100 years of man's ideas being incorporated or even Pagan ideas 289 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,700 being incorporated into so-called Christian worship. 290 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:28,200 And it has, it has over the years evolved into something, 291 00:21:28,300 --> 00:21:33,700 which Now, they have to have their own book to show what they 292 00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:38,200 do and why they do them. Instead of just the scriptures. 293 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,700 We need to hold on to the scriptures. 294 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:45,700 Hold on to the truth. Keep the, the truth as it is 295 00:21:45,700 --> 00:21:51,700 delivered to us. And that is also part of our 296 00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:56,600 heritage part of our, what's handed down from the Apostle to 297 00:21:56,600 --> 00:22:01,800 his, to his son's, the Evangelist that he taught and 298 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:06,300 who followed and and taught with him. 299 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,500 Paul warrant. Paul warned that the church that 300 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:20,300 there would be straying from the truth. 301 00:22:20,300 --> 00:22:25,900 He warned, he said to the Ephesian Elders in Acts 20 and 302 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,500 28, he said, take heed, therefore unto yourselves. 303 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:34,400 And to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has made you 304 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:37,600 overseers to Shepherd the Church of God, which he purchased with 305 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,500 his own blood for. I know this that after my 306 00:22:40,500 --> 00:22:43,500 departure, Savage wolves will come in among you. 307 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,300 You not sparing. The flock also from among your 308 00:22:47,300 --> 00:22:50,800 own selves men will arise speaking perverse, things to 309 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:55,000 draw away disciples after them. Paul says, I know that after my 310 00:22:55,000 --> 00:23:03,300 departure men will come teaching perverse things and of course he 311 00:23:03,300 --> 00:23:06,900 told the Galatians. I Marvel that ye are so soon 312 00:23:06,900 --> 00:23:10,300 removed from him that called you into the grace unto another 313 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:12,100 gospel. He was amazed that they were 314 00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:16,300 already. Turned aside and we know from 315 00:23:16,300 --> 00:23:18,100 history, that's exactly what happened. 316 00:23:18,100 --> 00:23:24,200 And even from the Elders of the church Paul says to the elders 317 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:28,500 that this is the Church of God that he purchased with his own 318 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:32,400 blood. Take care of the flock feed the 319 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,400 flock and Shepherd, the flock. That was their job. 320 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:39,600 This was the Lord's church and he purchased it with his own 321 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,600 blood. He said, take care of it. 322 00:23:41,700 --> 00:23:45,200 I know that Grievous wolves are in going to enter in among you 323 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,200 not sparing. The flock even from your own 324 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,700 cells and what? What a prophecy history, just 325 00:23:52,700 --> 00:23:55,300 declares that the things just went down. 326 00:23:56,300 --> 00:24:00,300 And, and so far, it's hard to for us to comprehend, but But 327 00:24:00,300 --> 00:24:06,200 today, we still have the same truth that the Apostle preached 328 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,900 and we can still obey the same gospel. 329 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:16,600 As that they did. Again, Galatians, 1 6 through 8 330 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,000 says, I Marvel at you, you are turned away. 331 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,500 So soon from him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a 332 00:24:22,500 --> 00:24:27,300 different gospel, which is not another, but there be some who 333 00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:31,600 trouble you and want to pervert. The gospel of Christ, that's 334 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:35,000 what the world does. And Many religious bodies today, 335 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:38,900 just simply pervert the gospel of Christ, it's not, it's not 336 00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:43,100 the same gospel anymore, they have perverted it but Paul says, 337 00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:47,900 but if even if We or an angel from heaven, preach any other 338 00:24:47,900 --> 00:24:51,200 gospel to you than that, which we have preached to you. 339 00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:57,700 Let him be accursed a curse. Listen this is not a man 340 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:02,100 speaking to us. This is God's holy writing. 341 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:06,800 This is a man inspired by God declaring to us that if we 342 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:12,200 preach anything other than the gospel of Christ, we are cursed. 343 00:25:15,300 --> 00:25:18,000 I think that was scare people to death to do anything other than 344 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:23,100 what what what we read. I would not want to face God in 345 00:25:23,100 --> 00:25:26,400 the day of judgment with such a curse on my head. 346 00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:32,800 It says, in First Corinthians, the fourth chapter, 16 through 347 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:36,800 17, therefore, I beseech. You be ye followers of me for 348 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:40,300 this cause I've have, I sinned unto you timotheus who is my 349 00:25:40,300 --> 00:25:43,100 beloved, Son and faithful in the Lord who will bring you into 350 00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:47,600 remembrance of my ways, which be in Christ as I teach everywhere 351 00:25:47,700 --> 00:25:52,200 in every church as Paul taught. And he instructed Timothy to go 352 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:56,500 and and to remind them, remind them in Corinth what I taught 353 00:25:56,500 --> 00:26:00,400 them so that they will keep the Commandments as I Them as I 354 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:05,600 follow Christ. In Titus 1 and 9. 355 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,500 It says holding fast the faithful word as he hath been 356 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:13,800 taught that he may be able by sound Doctrine both to exhort 357 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:18,700 and to convince the gainsayers verse 13 and 14, this witness is 358 00:26:18,700 --> 00:26:23,200 true, wherefore rebuke them sharply that they may be sound 359 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,200 in the faith. Not giving heed to Jewish 360 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:29,100 fables, and Commandments of men and turn from the truth. 361 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,800 Titus was instructed to give the elders instruction. 362 00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:37,600 To buy holding fast the faithful word. 363 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:42,500 Holding fast the faithful word, as he had been taught that he 364 00:26:42,500 --> 00:26:46,100 may be able by sound Doctrine, both to exhort. 365 00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:49,200 And to convince the gainsayers, this is our weapon. 366 00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:53,300 This is how we fight a false teaching and this is our guide 367 00:26:53,300 --> 00:26:56,000 in truth. If we will just follow these 368 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:01,800 words, then we will be keeping the teachings that Paul taught 369 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:06,700 in every city in every church and that Titus taught. 370 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:12,400 And that Timothy I taught. Second Timothy 3 and 16 all 371 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,400 scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is 372 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,300 profitable for Doctrine for reproof for correction for 373 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:21,000 instruction. In righteousness. 374 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:25,400 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished 375 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:29,100 unto all good works. What more do we need? 376 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,200 We can be completely furnished. This is good for Doctrine. 377 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,300 Some people don't like to be taught Doctrine, but listen Paul 378 00:27:36,300 --> 00:27:41,000 taught Doctrine And we need to teach Doctrine and we need to 379 00:27:41,008 --> 00:27:45,500 know the doctrine of Christ and follow it for reproof for 380 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:48,200 correction. When their correction is needed, 381 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:53,700 these words here are good for that there, by inspiration of 382 00:27:53,700 --> 00:27:55,900 God, and they're profitable for all this. 383 00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:58,200 That the man of God may be perfect. 384 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:01,400 That is complete and thoroughly furnished unto every good work. 385 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,400 So, so we don't need more. We have all that. 386 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:09,100 We need to lead us in the ways of As of God and the ways of 387 00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:12,400 righteousness. And it is our, it is our 388 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,900 heritage. It is part of our part of our 389 00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:21,200 job, as the family of God, to preach these words. 390 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:27,600 And just, as Paul said not to be ashamed of them, this is the 391 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:34,400 power of God to save And, of course, we have a great 392 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:39,100 inheritance waiting for us an inheritance that Fades not away. 393 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:45,500 First Peter 1 + 3. + 3 through 5, the new King James rendering 394 00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:49,700 blessed, be the God, and father of our Lord, Jesus Christ who 395 00:28:49,700 --> 00:28:53,200 according to His, abundant Mercy, has begotten us again to 396 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,000 a Living Hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 397 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,800 From the dead to an inheritance Incorruptible and undefiled. 398 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:05,600 And that does not fade away. Reserved in heaven for you an 399 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:10,200 inheritance incorruptible. It's hard for us to relate to 400 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:13,600 something like that. Everything here, corrupts 401 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:18,800 everything here decays and we have to keep renewing. 402 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:24,900 It, we have to keep restoring it and and we grow old. 403 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:30,300 We Decay and we die. We've recently laid to rest are 404 00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:34,700 our brothers and fathers and and and Friends. 405 00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:39,700 Several of our, of our own this last year. 406 00:29:40,700 --> 00:29:47,900 And but We have an inheritance, we know when we don't have to 407 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:49,600 sorrow. As Paul said, we don't have to 408 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,500 sorrow as those which have no hope. 409 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:57,800 We're comforted because there they await Us in the place that 410 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:05,200 Jesus went to prepare for us. Jesus said, In John 14 + 1 + 1 411 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:09,100 through 3, let not your heart be troubled, you believe in God 412 00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:12,000 believe also in me for in my father's house are many 413 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:15,700 mansions, if it were not. So I would have told you I go to 414 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:20,200 prepare a place for you and if I go and prepare a place for you, 415 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,900 I will come again and receive you unto myself that where I am 416 00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:27,400 there, ye may be also the Des he was about to leave. 417 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,400 He was about to. He had risen from the dead. 418 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:35,900 He was with his his Disciples and he was about to ascend into 419 00:30:35,900 --> 00:30:40,000 heaven, he said don't be downhearted, don't be 420 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:44,000 discouraged or troubled. I'm going to prepare a place for 421 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:47,400 you. That when I come, I'll receive 422 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:53,600 you to myself and where I am. There you may be also What a 423 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,100 wonderful comfort. And what a wonderful thought 424 00:30:57,100 --> 00:30:59,900 that we have a mansion prepared for us. 425 00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:06,600 In Heaven by, Jesus are our brother, and we will be with God 426 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:10,500 and Jesus forever. That's our inheritance 427 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,200 Incorruptible, and that Fades not away. 428 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:21,400 Matthew 25 and 34 says, then shall the king say, unto them on 429 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,500 his right hand. Come you blessed of my father 430 00:31:23,500 --> 00:31:27,200 inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the 431 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,700 world. You know, it's interesting that 432 00:31:29,700 --> 00:31:32,400 God from the beginning had this plan. 433 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:36,800 It's a it's also interesting that it took so long to develop 434 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:41,000 thousands of years. But all of those things, all 435 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,600 those things that transpired in that we read about in the Old 436 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:47,300 Testament, was to bring about God's plan for the Redemption of 437 00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:51,900 man to bring Christ into the world, and, and for God to 438 00:31:52,300 --> 00:31:56,800 fulfill and to bring about his plan of the Redemption of, man, 439 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:02,800 in fact, Abraham, Abraham was a looked forward to heaven. 440 00:32:03,900 --> 00:32:06,700 It wasn't promised him, it wasn't promised the children of 441 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:12,600 Israel, but they wandered about as strangers and pilgrims even 442 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,400 in the land of promise. In Hebrews the eleventh chapter 443 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,900 verses 8 through 10, it says by faith Abraham, when he was 444 00:32:19,900 --> 00:32:23,600 called to go out into a place which he should after receive 445 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:27,500 for an inheritance obeyed. And he went out, not knowing 446 00:32:27,500 --> 00:32:31,900 whether he went By faith. He sojourned in the land of 447 00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:36,300 promise as in a strange country dwelling in Tabernacles with 448 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:39,000 Isaac and Jacob. And are The Heirs with him of 449 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,600 the same promise for, he looked for a city which hath 450 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:46,200 foundations, whose Builder and maker is God, the word 451 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,400 Tabernacle cannot be translated tent, you see? 452 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:54,300 They were they were Nomads. They were shepherds. 453 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:58,900 They moved their flocks about so they didn't live in in houses. 454 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,300 Like we do with foundations, they lived in tents, that could 455 00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:06,000 be taken up and moved to better pasture and they move their 456 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:11,400 sheep around and their and their flocks and herds to pastures 457 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:17,100 that were agreeing. Abraham was in the land that God 458 00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:21,200 had promised him but still, he lived as a stranger. 459 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:25,600 And as a pilgrim, it says he looked for a city that had 460 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:29,400 Foundation whose Builder and maker was God. 461 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,700 That's what Abraham looked for now. 462 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:35,500 They again, didn't have the promise, but that's what they 463 00:33:35,500 --> 00:33:37,500 look. They look forward to that and by 464 00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:40,300 faith. They looked ahead because they 465 00:33:40,300 --> 00:33:44,600 look for something better. Verse 13 and 16. 466 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:50,500 These all died in faith, not having received the promises but 467 00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:54,100 having seen them afar off and were persuaded of them and 468 00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:58,300 embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims 469 00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:01,600 on the earth. And we are to like them. 470 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,100 We're strangers here. Our home is in here. 471 00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:10,100 Our treasure isn't here our home and our treasure. 472 00:34:10,500 --> 00:34:22,000 Our inheritance is in heaven. in second Peter, the third chapter 473 00:34:23,300 --> 00:34:26,800 Verses 10 through 18, but the day of the Lord will come as a 474 00:34:26,808 --> 00:34:30,300 thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a 475 00:34:30,300 --> 00:34:32,699 great noise. And the elements will melt with 476 00:34:32,699 --> 00:34:35,699 fervent heat both the earth and the works that are in. 477 00:34:35,699 --> 00:34:39,100 It will be burned up. Therefore since all these things 478 00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:42,500 will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in 479 00:34:42,500 --> 00:34:47,400 holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening. 480 00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:53,000 The coming of the day of God because of which the heavens 481 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,000 will be dissolved being on fire and the elements will melt with 482 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:59,300 fervent heat. Nevertheless, we according to 483 00:34:59,300 --> 00:35:03,900 his promises look for new heavens and a new Earth in which 484 00:35:03,900 --> 00:35:07,300 dwelleth righteousness. Therefore, beloved looking 485 00:35:07,300 --> 00:35:12,100 forward to these things, be diligent to be found by him in 486 00:35:12,100 --> 00:35:14,200 peace, without spot and blameless. 487 00:35:15,900 --> 00:35:18,500 That's the lesson this morning where the lesson is an 488 00:35:18,500 --> 00:35:22,800 encouragement to you. Look at your inheritance, look 489 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:24,300 at what you have laid up for you. 490 00:35:25,500 --> 00:35:31,300 And the diligent to be faithful and to live Faithfully in this 491 00:35:31,300 --> 00:35:36,100 life looking forward, even hastening unto the coming of the 492 00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:40,200 day of God, when he will come and we will receive his own into 493 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,100 the air. And there, shall we ever be with 494 00:35:43,100 --> 00:35:47,400 the Lord? We thank you for listening to 495 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:52,200 our podcast, put on by the Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. 496 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,800 Road in Bakersfield, if you would like any additional 497 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,000 information, or you would like to receive a free Bible 498 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:04,500 correspondence, course by mail. 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